Hyderabad, March 28 -- The newly elected Federal Democratic Republic Government of Nepal has seen a younger generation of ministers, headed by the 35-year-old rapper-turned politician Balendra Shah, sworn in as the Prime Minister.

Pratibha Rawal, who graduated from the Asian College of Journalism in India, 2014-2015 batch, became the Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration.

She is also the minister of land management, cooperatives, and poverty alleviation as well. She is an MP from the Rashtriya Swatantra Party.

Elected via the 2026 general election, Rawal serves in the Pratinidhi Sabha for the Rastriya Swatantra Party, having secured her seat through the Khas Arya female cluster on the party list.

She was preceded by ...